I feel as if the latest really great, really original OPM we have was made around 10 years ago or so, during the great Francis M/Eraserheads/Parokya ni Edgar era. That's probably a real curmudgeon type of answer, and there are exceptions, but generally I feel like the local music industry is quite content to crap out copies of whatever's going on on the other side of the Pacific.
And what's with the actors launching albums full of cover songs/badly written originals? Man. Piolo Pascual? Gabby Concepcion?
Generally though, I like the work of the following contemporary artists (times when they produced work I like is in parentheses):
Bamboo (circa 2008-2009)
Nina - great voice!
Paolo Santos - (a few years back at least)
Rico Blanco (sometimes)
Sheila and the Insects
Taken By Cars
Up Dharma Down (always and forever!
)
Urbandub (circa 2004)
And what's with the actors launching albums full of cover songs/badly written originals? Man. Piolo Pascual? Gabby Concepcion?
Generally though, I like the work of the following contemporary artists (times when they produced work I like is in parentheses):
Bamboo (circa 2008-2009)
Nina - great voice!
Paolo Santos - (a few years back at least)
Rico Blanco (sometimes)
Sheila and the Insects
Taken By Cars
Up Dharma Down (always and forever!
)Urbandub (circa 2004)
"Let's fight... like gentlemen." - Dudley, SF3
